Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Shambles
- The York Helmet
- Gold Finger Ring
- 62 Low Petergate
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Barker Tower
- The Black Death
- York Railway Station
- Statue of an Athlete
- York Castle Museum
- King Edward II and York
- Viking Male Grooming
- First World War York
- Middleham Jewel
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Battle of the Standard
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)